Biography

Kelechi Osemele was selected by the Ravens in the second round (60th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, following Courtney Upshaw, who was the team’s first-overall pick (second round, 35th).

CAREER

• Started seven games at LG before being placed on Injured Reserve (back) on 11/8/13• Started all 16 regular season (RT) and four postseason (LG) games as a rookie in 2012• In 2012, helped the Ravens score the most points (398) and gain the second-most total yards (5,640) in team history (5,723 in 1996), including a then-career-high 3,817 passing yards by QB Joe Flacco and 1,143 yards and 9 TDs rushing by RB Ray Rice during the team’s Super Bowl XLVII-winning season

2013: (7/7) Started seven games at LG before being placed on Injured Reserve (back) on 11/8/13• Missed his first-career game after being a game-day inactive (back) in game 8 at Cle. (11/3)• Started at LG and helped protect QB Joe Flacco, who threw for 342 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs for a 112.6 QB rating in game 6 vs. GB (10/13)• Started at LG, but left the game (back) in the first quarter in the 26-23 victory in game 5 at Mia. (10/6)• Started at LG and helped protect Flacco, who set career highs in passing attempts (62) and completions (34), while throwing for 362 yards (14th-career 300-yard game) and 2 TDs in game 1 at Den. (9/5)

2012: (16/16, 4/4) Started all 16 games at RT as a rookie and helped the Ravens score the most points (398) in franchise history and gain the second-most total yards (5,640) in team history (5,723 in 1996), including a career-high 3,817 passing yards by QB Joe Flacco and 1,143 yards and 9 TDs rushing by RB Ray Rice• Started at RT and helped the offense to a season-high 533 yards (224 rushing and 309 passing), the third-highest output in team history, in the 33-14 victory in game 15 vs. NYG (12/23)...Also helped two backs rush for 100 yards (Ray Rice - 107 and Bernard Pierce - 123) in the same game for the second time in team history (Le’Ron McClain - 139 and Willis McGahee - 108 on 12/20/08 at Dal.)• Started at RT and helped the Ravens post a franchise record 55 points while racking up 419 total yards, including 341 passing, in the 55-20 victory in game 9 vs. Oak. (11/11)• Started his first-career NFL game at RT and helped the Ravens gain 430 total yards in the 44-13 victory in game 1 vs. Cin. (9/10)• Started all four playoff games at LG and helped the Ravens average 410.3 yards per game...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to become the second player in NFL history (Joe Montana - 1989) to throw 11 TDs and 0 INTs during the playoffs

COLLEGE: Played in 49 games for the Cyclones, making 43- consecutive starts (38 at LT and five at LG) to close out his career...Recorded 299 knockdown blocks and posted 49 TD-resulting blocks...Was an Iowa State co-captain during his senior campaign, a season in which he led all Big 12 linemen with 17 TD-resulting blocks and a team-high 112 knockdowns...Received All-American first-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and Sports Illustrated, adding second team accolades by The Sporting News and Lindy’s after starting all 13 games as a senior in 2011...All-Big 12 Conference first-team honoree by the league’s coaches and Associated Press...Earned Iowa State Academic Honor Roll recognition for the third-consecutive season...A team co-captain, he helped lead a rushing offense that ranked 39th in the nation (174.2 ypg) and 60th in total production (386.5 ypg)...Started all 12 games as a junior in 2010 and earned All-American third-team choice by The NFL Draft Report and an All-Big 12 second-team honoree by the Associated Press...Added conference honorable mention accolades from the league’s coaches and was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...Helped the Cyclones average 143.2 rushing yards per game, including 78.8 yards per game by RB Alexander Robinson...Started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2009 and earned All-Big 12 Conference second-team selection by the Associated Press, also receiving honorable mention honors from the league’s coaches...Helped pave the way for ISU to average 180.0 rushing yards per game and 364.7 yards of total offense a contest...Produced 11 TD resulting blocks and 68 knockdowns...Saw action as a sub at LG and LT, before moving into the starting lineup at LT for the final five contests of the season (started five of the 11 games he played in) as a redshirt freshman in 2008...Finished the year with 38 knockdowns, including 7 TD-resulting blocks... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2007...Was a liberal studies major at Iowa State, earning Cyclone Academic Honor Roll distinction from 2009-11.

HIGH SCHOOL, PERSONAL: Attended Langham Creek (Houston, TX) HS...Became a starter on the O-line during his sophomore campaign before earning 5A Region III All- District XVII honors as a senior at RT...Name is pronounced: kah-LETCH-ee oh-SEM-uh-lee.

COMMUNITY: Supported the Ravens’ community initiatives by attending A Purple Evening and the Lavender Ladies Dinner, both events held to benefit Purple, the official women’s fan club of the Baltimore Ravens...Also supported teammate Lardarius Webb’s foundation by playing in his third annual softball game (June 2012).

TRANSACTIONS

Kelechi Osemele was selected by the Ravens in the second round (60th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, following Courtney Upshaw, who was the team’s first-overall pick (second round, 35th).

CAREER

• Started seven games at LG before being placed on Injured Reserve (back) on 11/8/13• Started all 16 regular season (RT) and four postseason (LG) games as a rookie in 2012• In 2012, helped the Ravens score the most points (398) and gain the second-most total yards (5,640) in team history (5,723 in 1996), including a then-career-high 3,817 passing yards by QB Joe Flacco and 1,143 yards and 9 TDs rushing by RB Ray Rice during the team’s Super Bowl XLVII-winning season

2013: (7/7) Started seven games at LG before being placed on Injured Reserve (back) on 11/8/13• Missed his first-career game after being a game-day inactive (back) in game 8 at Cle. (11/3)• Started at LG and helped protect QB Joe Flacco, who threw for 342 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs for a 112.6 QB rating in game 6 vs. GB (10/13)• Started at LG, but left the game (back) in the first quarter in the 26-23 victory in game 5 at Mia. (10/6)• Started at LG and helped protect Flacco, who set career highs in passing attempts (62) and completions (34), while throwing for 362 yards (14th-career 300-yard game) and 2 TDs in game 1 at Den. (9/5)

2012: (16/16, 4/4) Started all 16 games at RT as a rookie and helped the Ravens score the most points (398) in franchise history and gain the second-most total yards (5,640) in team history (5,723 in 1996), including a career-high 3,817 passing yards by QB Joe Flacco and 1,143 yards and 9 TDs rushing by RB Ray Rice• Started at RT and helped the offense to a season-high 533 yards (224 rushing and 309 passing), the third-highest output in team history, in the 33-14 victory in game 15 vs. NYG (12/23)...Also helped two backs rush for 100 yards (Ray Rice - 107 and Bernard Pierce - 123) in the same game for the second time in team history (Le’Ron McClain - 139 and Willis McGahee - 108 on 12/20/08 at Dal.)• Started at RT and helped the Ravens post a franchise record 55 points while racking up 419 total yards, including 341 passing, in the 55-20 victory in game 9 vs. Oak. (11/11)• Started his first-career NFL game at RT and helped the Ravens gain 430 total yards in the 44-13 victory in game 1 vs. Cin. (9/10)• Started all four playoff games at LG and helped the Ravens average 410.3 yards per game...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to become the second player in NFL history (Joe Montana - 1989) to throw 11 TDs and 0 INTs during the playoffs

COLLEGE: Played in 49 games for the Cyclones, making 43- consecutive starts (38 at LT and five at LG) to close out his career...Recorded 299 knockdown blocks and posted 49 TD-resulting blocks...Was an Iowa State co-captain during his senior campaign, a season in which he led all Big 12 linemen with 17 TD-resulting blocks and a team-high 112 knockdowns...Received All-American first-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and Sports Illustrated, adding second team accolades by The Sporting News and Lindy’s after starting all 13 games as a senior in 2011...All-Big 12 Conference first-team honoree by the league’s coaches and Associated Press...Earned Iowa State Academic Honor Roll recognition for the third-consecutive season...A team co-captain, he helped lead a rushing offense that ranked 39th in the nation (174.2 ypg) and 60th in total production (386.5 ypg)...Started all 12 games as a junior in 2010 and earned All-American third-team choice by The NFL Draft Report and an All-Big 12 second-team honoree by the Associated Press...Added conference honorable mention accolades from the league’s coaches and was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...Helped the Cyclones average 143.2 rushing yards per game, including 78.8 yards per game by RB Alexander Robinson...Started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2009 and earned All-Big 12 Conference second-team selection by the Associated Press, also receiving honorable mention honors from the league’s coaches...Helped pave the way for ISU to average 180.0 rushing yards per game and 364.7 yards of total offense a contest...Produced 11 TD resulting blocks and 68 knockdowns...Saw action as a sub at LG and LT, before moving into the starting lineup at LT for the final five contests of the season (started five of the 11 games he played in) as a redshirt freshman in 2008...Finished the year with 38 knockdowns, including 7 TD-resulting blocks... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2007...Was a liberal studies major at Iowa State, earning Cyclone Academic Honor Roll distinction from 2009-11.

HIGH SCHOOL, PERSONAL: Attended Langham Creek (Houston, TX) HS...Became a starter on the O-line during his sophomore campaign before earning 5A Region III All- District XVII honors as a senior at RT...Name is pronounced: kah-LETCH-ee oh-SEM-uh-lee.

COMMUNITY: Supported the Ravens’ community initiatives by attending A Purple Evening and the Lavender Ladies Dinner, both events held to benefit Purple, the official women’s fan club of the Baltimore Ravens...Also supported teammate Lardarius Webb’s foundation by playing in his third annual softball game (June 2012).